It's a Long Way Home: International Student Adjustment to Living in the United States.

Rajapaksa, Sushama; Dundes, Lauren

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ERIC Number: EJ652355

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2003

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It's a Long Way Home: International Student Adjustment to Living in the United States.

Rajapaksa, Sushama; Dundes, Lauren

Journal of College Student Retention, v4 n1 p15-28 2002-2003

Compared the adjustment of 182 international students to a comparison sample of U.S. students to determine if they have greater difficulty adjusting to college life. Found that international students are more likely to feel lonely, homesick, and as if they had left part of themselves at home. Also confirmed the importance of social networks in their adjustment. (EV)

Descriptors: Acculturation, College Environment, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Isolation, Foreign Students, Higher Education, Loneliness, Social Support Groups, Student Adjustment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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